ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — On the opening snap of its 2020 season, a Navy quarterback aligned in a formation synonymous with the triple option, called for the snap and then handed the rock to a running back on a dive play.
It was one of the rare normal happenings in a somewhat historic event Monday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, where what unfolded in eastern Maryland was among the most bizarre: a college football game without fans.
In the headliner of college football’s official opening week, BYU crushed the Midshipmen 55-3, kicking off to a national audience what’s shaping up to be the most peculiar college season in decades.